Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit

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Sez ol' Brer Rabbit, "I b«ca raissiii' 70U long,
I wuz mighty fear'd dat sump'o wuz wrong,
But here you set ez still et a mouse,
Hot doin' nothiD' but kei^pin' house I "
" Oh, well," se' she, " I'm too ol* ter gad,
I use' ter do i<, but I wish I never had I
De only thi^g I want is ter wash my dress,
But I cast do dat whiles I'm on my oes'."

THE CREETURS GO TO THE BARBECUE

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\NCE 'pon a time," said Uncle Remus to the little boy- "But when
was once upon a lime?" the child interrupted to ask. The old man
smiled. " I speck 'twuz one time er two times, er maybe a time an'
- haif. You know when Johnny Ashcake 'gun tcr bake? Well, 'iwuz 'long
a d«in days. Once 'pon a time," he resumed, " Mr. Man had a gyarden so
toe iat all de neighbors come ler see it. Some 'ud look at it over de fence,
otDt 'udpeep thoo de cracks, an' some 'ud come an' look at it by de light er
•• stars. An' one un um wuz ol' Brer Rabbit; starlight, moonlight, cloud-
^bt, de aightlight wui de ligM fer him. When de turn er de momin' come,
*ia aUers up an' about, an' a 'eelin' purty well ' f^^*u^ you, suh'

" How, den, you done bear what 1 say. Dar wuz Mr. Man, yander wuz
de gyarden, an' here wuz ol' Brer Rabbit." Uncle Remus made a map of this
part of the story by marking in the sand with his walking-cane. " Well, dis
bein' de case, what you speck gwineter happen? Nothin' in de roULn' worl'
but what been happenin' sence greens an' sparrer-grass wuz planted in de
groun'. Dey look fine an' dey tas'e fine, an' long to'rds de shank er de momin',
Brer Rabbit 'ud creep thoo de crack er de fence an' nibble at um. He'd take
de greens, but leave his tracks, mo' spesbually right atler a rain. Takin' an'
leavin*— it's de way er de worl'.

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THE CREETURS GO TO THE BARBECUE

" Well, one momiD', Mr. Man went out in his truck patch, an' he fin'
sump'n missin'— a cabbage here, a turnip dar, an' a mess er beans yander,
an' he ax how come dis? He look 'roun', he did, an' he seed Brer Rabbit's
tracks what he couldn't talie wid 'im. Brer Rabbit had lef his shoes at home,
an' come bar'footed.

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'So Mr. Man, he call his dogs— ' Here. Buck! Here, Brinjer! Hti
Blue! ■ an' he sicc'd um on de track, an' here dey went!

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THE CREETURS GO TO THE BARBECUE

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" You'd 'a' thunk dey wuz nuuiin' atter foity-lev'm rhinossybosses fum
de fuss dey made. Brer Rabbit he hear um comin' an' he put out fer home,
kinder doublia' 'rouo' des like he do deze days.

"When he got ter de p'int whar he kin set down fer ter rest his face an'
han's, he tuck a poplar leaf an' 'gun ter fan hisse'f. Den Brer Fox come a-
trottin' up. He say, ' Brer Rabbit, what's all dis fuss I hear in de woods?
What de name er goodness do it mean? ' Drer Rabbit kinder scratch his
head an' 'low, ' Why, deyer tryin' fer drive me ter de big bobbycue on de creek.
Dey all ax me, an* when I 'fuse dey say deyer gwine ter make me go any how,
Dey aint no fun in bein' ez populous ez what I is, Brer Fox, Ef you wanter
go, des git in ahead er de houn's an' go licktty-split down de big road! '

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^^Ks>ce, 'fo' lure come Brer Wolf, an' when be go( de news, o^ he put.

" An' he aint mo'n got out'n sight, 'fo' here come ol' Brer B'ar, an' when
■>.« hear talk er de bakin' meat an' de big pan er gravy, he sot up on his behime
«£g5 an' snored. Den oflf he put, an' he aint got out'n hearin', 'fo' Brer Coon
Ksme rackin' up, an' when he got de news, he put out.

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" So dar dey wuz an' what you gwine do 'bout it? It seem like dey all
got in front er de dogs, er de dogs got behime um, an' Brer Rabbit sol by de
creek-side laughin' an' hittin' at de snake doctors. An' dem po' creeiurs bad
ter go clean past de bobbycue— ef dey wuz any bobbycue, which I don't
skacely speck dey wuz. Dat what make me say what 1 does— when you git
a invite ler a bobbycue, you better fin' out when an' whar it's at, an' who
runnin' it."

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" Wid dat, Brer Rabbit bow'd, he did, an' went bach dowa de road like de dogs wuz alter 'im."

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"But what happened then?" the little boy asked. " Nmthin* 'tall," repUed Uncle Remus, taking up the
chuckle where he had left off. " De creelurs aint had no dance, an' when dey went ter Miss Meadows', she put
her bead out de winder, an' say ef dey don't go off fum dsr she'll have de law on uml"

BROTHER BEAR'S BIG HOUSE

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"I V all de creeturs," said Uncle Remus, in response to a q : ■ :. : : nk on the part of the
little boy, " ol' Brer B'ar had de biggest an' de warmest house. I dunaer why ner wbarfo',
but I'm a-tellio' you de plain fack, des ez dey tol' it untvr me. Ef I kin he'p it I never
will be deceivin' you, ner lead you inter no bad habits. Yo' pappy trotted wid me a mighty long time,
an' ef you'll ax him he'll tell you dat de one thing I never did do wuz ter deceive him whiles he. had
his eyes open ; not ef I knows myse'f. Well, ol' Brer B'ar had de big bouse I'm a-tellin' you about.
Ef he y'ever is brag un it, it aint never come down ter me. Yit dat's des what he had — a big house
an' plenty er room fer him an' his fambly; an' be aint had mo' dan he need, kaze all er his fambly
wuz fat an' had what folks calls heft— de nachal plunkness.

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" Well, tkne went on an' fotched de changes dat might be spected, an' one day dar come a
mighty knockin' ou Brer B'ar's do'. Brer B'ar, be holla out, he did, ' Who dat come a-knocjdn' dis
time er de year, 'fo' 0° corn's done planted, er de cotton-crap's pitched?' De one at de do' make
a big noise, an' rattle de hinges. Brer B'ar holla oi?t, he did, 'Don't far down my house! Who is
you, anyhow, aa" what you want?' An' de answer come, 'I'm one an* darfo' not two; ef youer mo'
dan one, who is you an' what y^u doin' in dar? ' Brer B'ar, he say, sezee, ' I'm all er one an' mighty
nigh two, but I'd thank you fef ter tell me yo' full famtriy name.' Den de answer come.

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BROTHER BEAR'S BIG HOUSE

" ' I'm de knocker an' de mover bofe, an' ef I can't dim' over I'll crawl uoder ef you do but
gi' me de word. Some calls me Brer Polecat, an' some a big word dat it aint wuff while ter ermeraber,
but I wanter move in. It's mighty col' out here, an' all I meets tells me it's mighty warm in dar
whar you is.' Den ol' Brer B'ar say, sezee- 'It's warm nuff fer dem what stays in here, but not
nigh so warm fer dem on de outside. What does you reely want ? ' Brer Polecat 'spon', he did, ' I
wants a heap er things dat I don't git. I'm a mighty good housekeeper, but I takes notice dat dar's
mighty few folks dat wants me tcr keep house fer um.' Brer B'ar say, sezee, ' I oint got no room fer
no housekeeper; we aint skacely got room fer ter go ter bed. Ef you kin keep my house on de outside,
you er mighty welcome.'

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BRER RABBIT TREATS THE CREETURS
TO A RACE

KE sultry summer day, while the little boy was playing not far from Uncle Remus's cabin, a neavy
black cloud made its appearance tn the west, and quii:kly obscured the sky. It sent a brisk gale
before it, as if to clear the path of leaves and dust. Presently there was a blinding flash, of lightning,
a snap and a crash, and, with that, the child took to his heels, and ran to Uncle Remus, who was standing in
' his door. " Dar oowl " he eiclaimed, before the echoes of the thunder bad rolled away, " Dat dust an' win',
an' rain, puts me in mind er de time when of Brer Rabbit got up a big race fer ter pleasure de yuther creeturs.
ft wuz de mos' funniest race you ever hear tell on. Brer Rabbit went 'way o£F in de woods twel he come ter de
Rainmaker's house. He knocked an' went in, an' he ax de Rainmaker ef be can't fix it up so dey kin
have a race 'tween Brer Dust an' Cousin Rain, fer ter see which kin run de (astes'. De Rainmaker
growled an' jowered, but bimeby he 'gree, but he say that ef 'twuz anybody but Brer Rabbit, he wouldn't
gi' it but one thunk. ^^^^_^^^^«^— ^^_^^^—

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BRER RABBIT TREATS THE CREETURS
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"An* den, gentennensi de race begun fer t«r commence. Uncle Win' hep'd urn bofe; be had his
bellows wid 'im, an* he blow'd it I Brer Dust got up fum whar he wuz a-layin' at, an' come down de road
des a-wtuTlin*. He stricken ol' Brer B'ar fust, den Brer Wolf, an' den Brer Fox, an' atler dal all de
yuther creeturs, an' it come mighty nigh smitHicatin* uml Not never in all yo' bom days is you y 'ever heem
Bech coughin' an' sneezin', sech snortin' an' wheezin'l An* dey all look like dey wuz painted red. Brer
B'ar sneeze so hard dat he batter lay down in de road, an' Brer Dust come mighty nigh buryin* 'im an'
'twuz de same wid de yuther creeturs— dey got der y'ears, der noses, an' der eyeses full.

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BRE.R RABBIT TREATS THE CREBTURS
TO A RACE

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"An' den Coiuin Sain come 'lonf, a-puisuln' Brer Dust, an' be come miehly ni.h drownln'
um He left um Juwer'd wid mud, an' dey wuz wuss OH dan beto'. II wuz de loniest 'fo' drv
kin git de mudout'nder eyes an'y'ears, an' wlien dey pi so dey kin see a leelle bit, dey tuck notice d.l
Brer Rabbit, stidder bein' full er mud, wuz ez dry ez a chip, ef not dryer.

BRER RABBIT TREATS THE CREETURS
TO A RACE

" It make um so mad, dat dey all put out after *Im, an' try der level best ttr tcr ketcb, but ef ^
dey wuz anything in de roun' worl' dat Brer Rabbit's got, it's soople fools, an' 'Iwant no time 'fo' de
yuthcr creeturs can't see ha'r ner hide un 'iml All de same Brer Rabbit aint bai^ain fer ter have two
races de same day."

" But, Uncle Remus," said the little boy, " which beat, Brother Dust or Cousin Rain? " The old
man stirred uneasily in his chair, and rubbed his chin with his band. " Dey tells me," he responded
cautiously, " dat when Cousin Rain can't see nothin* er Brother Dust, he ihunk be am beat, but he bolU
out, 'Brer Dust, wharbouts is you?' an' Brer Dust he holla back, 'You'll batter scuzen me; I fell down
in de mud an' caa't run no mo' I' "

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Brer B'ar wuz dar, wid his bid fur suit on.
An' ol' Brer Wolf fetched his big howl aloag.

An' wheo eve'ylhiog wuz ready, wid a long, loud hoot o
Here come ol' Simon Swamp Owl along,
A-toolin' of his too-whoo.

Dar wui ol' Brer Fox, sub, wid bis black socks, sub.
An' a heap er creeturs dat I don't hatter mention;

Some bow-legged an' some kaock-kneed in de hocks, sub.
An" d*y all agree fer ter hoi' j convention
Fer ter stop Brer Rabbit's pranks.

Brer For, he 'low he'll gi' a pol er gol', suh,
Ter de man what kin tol Brer Rabbit ofF, suh

Brer Buzzard say, " I'm a-gittin' ol', suh,

But I'll try my han," an' den he cough, suh,
An' de rest un um bowed dere thanks.

\a' den dey had it up an' down, suh,
'Sputin' 'bout what dey oughter do.

Some wanter gi' 'im a flower crown, suh,
Ef he rid Brer Rabbit up dar in de blue.

Ad' drap 'im when he got half-way.

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Brer Buzzard ain't skacely got thoo wid bis pride, suh,
*Fo' Brer Rabbit lit right 'tween bis floppers,

Wid, " Kow, hump yo'se'(, an' gi' me a ride, suh,
Ef you don't I'll hit— I'll hit you some whoppers
Wbep I git you up dar in de sky ! "

BRER RABBIT'S FLYING TRIP

Weil, de creelurs grinned when Brer Buzzard riz, suh.

An' made a big fuss accordiu' ter der natur';
£z fer ol' Brer Rabbit, de pleasure wuz all his, suh-

De ridin' wuz .easy ez eatin' later

When it's b'iled an' made inter piet

Kaze under bofe wings he had a paw, suh.
An', when Brer Buzzard try fer ter drap 'jm

He'd scratch an' tickle 'im wid his claw, sub;
An' when Brer Buzzard try fer ter fiap 'iro,

He'd scratch ao' wink his eyel

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BRER RABBIT AND THE GOLD MINE

" Well, dis went oa fer de longest, but bimeby, one day, dey all 'gree dat sump'n bleeze ter be done, an'
dey say dey'll alt take one big hunt fer de got' mine, an* den quit. Dey hunted in gangs, wid de gangs not fur
fum one an'ei-, an' it so happen dat Brer Rabbit wui in de gang wid Brer Wolf, an' he know'd dat he hatter
keep his eyes wide open. All de creeturs hatter dig in diSunt places, an' whiles Brer Rabb't want much uv a
grabbler, he had a way n icakin' de yulhers b'lieve dat he wuz de best er de lot. So he made a heap er motion
like he wuz t'arin' up de yetli. Dey ain't been gwine on dis away long fo' Brer Wolf holler out,

BRER RABBIT AND THE GOLD MINE

" ' Run hire, Brer Rabbit 1 I done foun' it I' Brer B'sr an' Brer Fox wui bofe diggin' close by, an' Brei
Rabbit kinder wunk one eye at de elements; he say, sezee, ' Glad I is fer yo' sake, Brer Wolf; git yo' gol' an' 'joy
yo'se'f ! ' Brer Wolf say, ' Come git some, Brer Rabbit ! Come git some t ' 01' Brer Rabbit 'spon', ' I'll Uke de
leavio's. Brer Wolf; you take what you want, an' den when you done got 'nough I'll get de leetle bit I want. *
Brer Wolf say, ' I wanter show you sump'n.' Brer Rabbit 'low, ' Hy eyes ain't big fer nothin'.' Brer Wolf
say, ' I got a secret I wanter tell you.' Brer Rabbit 'low, ' My y'ears ain't long fer nothin'. Des stan' dar an'
do yo' whisperin'. Brer Wolf, an' I'll hear eve'y word you say,'

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BRER RABBIT AND THE GOLD MINE

" Brer Wolf ain't say nothin*, but make out he's grabblio', ao' den, all of a sudden, he made a dash at
Brer Rabbit, but when he git whar Brer Rabb t wuz at. Brer Rabbit ain't dar no mo' ; he done gone. Weak an'
bongry ez be is, Brer Wolf know daf be can't ketch Brer Rabbit, an' so he holler out, ' What's yo' hurry. Brer
Rabbit ? Whar you gwine? ' Brer Rabbit bolter bacJi, ' I'm gwine home atter a bag fer ter tote de gol' you
gvine leave me ! So long. Brer Wolf ; I wish you mighty well ! ' an' wid dat he put out fer home."

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BRER RABBIT GETS BRER FOX A HOSS

BRER RABBIT GETS BRER FOX A HOSS

But it seem like tei me dat I knows wtiar e boss i:

He's away back yan' whar two roads cro=ses,

An' I'll meet you dar termorrer mornin',

Des 'bout de lime when day's a-dawnin' "

Brer Fox, he say, " I hear yo' sesso.

An' ef I ain't sick I'll be dar desso! "

Brer Rabbit tip his hat, wid, " So-long, frien';

We'll git de boss, you may depen'."

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BR£R RABBIT FINDS THE MOON
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I'm a heap too mce, 1 ain't laugh'd but twice "I'll git soUumcholic ef I don't have a frolic,

Sence de big Jinawafy rain; Hy head')) git flabby an' swink;

Hy day'll be done ef I don't have some fun— I chaw de pine-bud, kaze I'm 'bout ter lose my cud

Dey'U call me fiunday-Jane! An' some nights I don't sleep a wink I

Ef I has ter set still, oh, I'll w'ar de green wiQow,

An' go in mo'nin* wid de Mink t
But I bet you a hat dat 'fo' I does dat,

I'll show um all a new kink ! "

So, off he put, on bis nimbles' foot, Twuz a mill-pon' fishin', an' he lef urn a-wishin'

Wid a grin, a laugh, an' a cough; Dat de Win* don't Wow fum de norfl

Ter Miss Motts an' Miss Meadows, an' all de udders, An' de creetun all, bofe long an' tall

He tell what 'uz gwineter come ntf\ An' dem on bigger dan « dwarf

Brer Wolf an' Brer B'ar,— all say dejr'd be dar,

An' dey promise fer ter fetch a seine ;
Dey 'grec ter de day, an' Brer Rabbit say

Dat dey don't hatter come ef it rain;

bre:r rabbit finds the moon
in the mill pond

So said, so done, ui'wben de time cane, Brer Rabbit wuz dar. wid Miss Molly Bar",

De big road ez well ez de Ine A-waitin' fer de fun ter begin;

Wui flUed wid a crowd, all talkin' out loud. He shuck his shank, an' went ter de bank.

An' a-prankin' wid might an' main I An' make like he gwineter jump in !

But de sight dat be saw made 'im drap his jaw,

An' break up a great big grin I
He sez ter Brer Coon, " Run here an' see de Hoon!

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BRER RABBIT FINDS THE MOON
IN THE MILL POND

Brer B'ar, be Isugh, ez he~%ck a" staS
Brer Wolf say he fear'd he'd faU,

But he tuck his place wid a mighty wry face,
Ac' when dey 'guD ler haul.

Grabbed at de water

" Oh, you better bet dis water's wetl
I feel des like a spoDgel"
An' deo dey all, wid a kick an' a squall,
Wid a squeal an' deo a luage,
hich dey hadn't oughter-

Went over der h«ads wid a splimge;
Brer Rabbit bent double, " Oh, all er yo' trouble
Pills me full er fuo-unj-unj I "

HOW MR. LION LOST HIS WOOL

(Jj^v-ip- JWUZ des sech a day ez dis dat Mr. Lion lost his wool," remarked

"Mr- Man tuck a notion dat de time done come fer him fer ter have

Genius to the little boy,
hog-killin', an' he got
^ 'im a big barrel, an' fill it half full er water fum de big springs. Den he piled up 'bout a cord
er wood, an' ez he piled, he put rocks 'twix' de logs, an' den he sot de wood afier at bofe een's an' in de
middle. 'Twan't long 'fo' dey had de hogs killt, an' eve'ylhing ready (er ter scrape de hg'r ofi. Den be
tuck de red-hot rocks what he put in de lire, an' Sung um in de barrel whar de water wuz, an' 'twao'l
long, mon, 'fo' -dat water wuz ready fer ter bile. Den dey tuck de hogs, one at a time, an* soused um
in de water, ah' time dey tuck um out, be ha'r wuz ready fer ter drap out by de roots. Den dey'd scrape
un wid sticks an' chips, an* dey aint leave a ha'r on um.

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HOW MR. LION LOST HIS WOOL

" Mr. Lion backed in, an' de water wuz so hot, he try fer ter git out, an' he slipped in plum ter
his shoulder-blades. You kin b'lieve me er not, but dat creetur wuz scall'd so dat he holler'd an' skeer'd
eve'ybody fur miles aroun'.

HOW MR. LION LOST HIS WOOL

kr* .1!^ ^°'°' *'"*' ^ *** *'°°' "^'^P'' *■*"• '"P' *** bunch you see on hJs neck, an' de leefle

you 11 fin 00 de een' er his tail— an' dat'd 'a' come off e( de tail hadn't 'a* slipped thoo de bung-hole
er de bflrrel.*" With that, Uncle Remus closed his eyes, but not so tightly that he couldn't watch the
little boy. _ For a moment the child said nothing, and then, " I must tell that Ule to mother before I
lorgel It I So saying, he ran out of the cabin as fast as his feet could carry him, leaving Uncle Remus
shaking with laughter.

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HOW BRCR RABBIT GOT A HOUSG

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When de cfeeturs come home, Brer Kabbit wui ready,

An' he tell um he gwineter set down;
" Well, set," se; dey, " an* we'll try ler be ste'dy,"

An' wid dat. Brer Rabbit kinder frown;
Bang-bang! went de gun--de barrels wui double—

An' de creeturs wuz still ez mice;
Brer B'ar he say, " Dy must be some trouble,

But I hope heedon't loosen de j'isi "

Brer Rabbit, he say, " Wharbouts mus' I spit at ?^

An' Brer Wolf answer, wid a grin,
" Des wharsomever you kin make it hit att "

Brer Fox, he rub his chin;
Brer Rabbit, he tuck de tub er water,

An' empty it all on de sta'rs.
An' it come nigh drownia' Brer Coon's daughter.

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HOW BRER RABBIT GOT A HOUSE

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Brer Rabbit say, " When I sneeze I'll skeer you,

An" I hate fer ter have it ter do! "
Brer Fox say, " We'll lissen an' hear you —

Des go right ahead wid yo' sneeze-a-ma-roo! "
6oom-a-1am! went de cannon, an' de creeturs, dey lit out

Thoo window-sash an* do'^
Any way, any way dat dey kin git oat,

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BRBR RABBIT AND THE PARTRIDGE NEST

OH, what's de matter wid de Whipperwill,
Dat she sets an' cries on de furder hill?
An' what's de matter wid Miss Bob White,
Dat she choke herse'f wid sayin' Good-night?
You know mighty well dat sump'n is wrong
When dej sets an' sings dat kinder song,
Twix' a call an' a cry, 'twix' a weep an' a wail —
De; must be tellin' a mighty sad tale.

Miss Whipperwill's troubles, an' what she say
Will do fer ter tell some yulher day;
But Miss Bob White— my! aint she a sight?—
I'll hatter tell why she hollers Good-night.
Dey once wui a time (needer mo' ner less)
Whtn she ain't try ter hide ner kiwer hemes';
She built it in de open, whar ail kin see.
An' wuz des ez perlite ez she kin be.

bre:r rabbit and the par.tridge nest

Brer Rabbit, he say, " Can'L I he'p you out?
I ain't doin' QOttun' but walkin' about,
An' my ol' 'oman is willin' fer ter bet
Dat ef settin 's de thing, I'm ol' man Set I "
" I know mighty well," sez Miss Bob White,
" Ef you set a-tall, it'll be done right."
" Tbanky-do, Hiss Bob 1 Go wash yo' dress,
An' I'll do what I kin fer ter kiwer yo' nes'! "

So ofi she put, wid a flutter an' a flirt,
An' washed her dress in a pile er clean dirt;
Brer Rabbit see de eggs, an' shuck his head;
His mouf 'gun ter dribble, an' his eye turn red;
Sezee, " It'd sholy be hard fer ter match urn,
So I'll des take um home an' try fer ter hatch uc
So said, so done! An' den when be come back,
He come in a gait 'twix' a lope an' a rack.

bre:r rabbit and the partridge nest

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MAY ■

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